Baba Malay Dictionary. William Gwee Thian Hock
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au ban [傲慢] selfish
aus (haus) thirsty; reduction in size through wear or friction
autah (autah) bluff; humbug; to deceive
awa / hawa (hawa) temperature; to yearn
■ awa napsu lusts of the flesh; deep yearning; passion
awan (awan) clouds
ayak (ayak) sifting
■ ayak nyeru to move a wicker tray in a circular motion while votive papers burn in it
■ ayakan a sieve
ayam (ayam) fowl; chicken
■ Ayam Brand simple-minded
■ ayam Belanda turkey
■ ayam berak kapor to be sick like a fowl passing whitish (limelike) excrement
■ ayam berlagar fighting-cock
■ ayam charek pagi makan petang, charek petang makan malam to earn just enough to make ends meet
■ ayam itek poultry
■ ayam jantan cockerel
■ ayam katek bantam; pygmy fowls
■ ayam kemiri capon
■ ayam mengeram the brooding hen; description of part of the Nyonya coiffure
■ ayam prompuan hen
■ ayam selaseh fowl with white feathers and black skin
■ ayam sion chicken in spicy stew
■ ayam tak kokok ari pun siang one is able to achieve an objective even without any assistance
■ ayam utan wild fowl
ayer (air) water; liquid
■ ayer ada pasang ada surut fortune has its ups and downs
■ ayer angat warm water
■ ayer asin salt water
■ ayer batu ice water; ice
■ ayer berair Belanda barley water
■ ayer di-tetak takleh putus a relationship that can never be severed just as water cannot be severed by hacking
■ ayer kelapa coconut juice; coconut water
■ ayer kerair perfume
■ ayer laot sea water
■ ayer lior drooling saliva
■ ayer lior meleler dripping with drooling saliva
■ ayer mata tears
■ ayer mawair rose water
■ ayer menidi boiling water
■ ayer minom drinking water
■ ayer mungka facial expression; countenance
■ ayer panair hot water
■ ayer panair-sejok lukewarm water
■ ayer pasang high tide
■ ayer pasang berbani in between high and low tides; spring tide
■ ayer sarbat ginger water
■ ayer sejok cold water
■ ayer surut low tide
■ ayer tak di-mulot speechless
■ ayer tawair fresh water
■ ayer trujun waterfall
■ ayer ujan rainwater
■ ayer wangi perfume; scented water
ayohai / adohai (ayuhai) Ho there!; an interjection to bespeak attention
ayong / hayong to drag along
azimat (azimat) amulet; cabalistic charm
b
Ba abbreviated term for
Baba; term of address for young Baba males; term of address for father
Baba (Baba) a descriptive name applied specifically to male local-born Chinese of mixed Chinese-Malay-Indian descent belonging to the Baba Peranakan community
■ Baba Peranakan a Baba
babi (babi) pig; hog; pork
■ babi buta to act wildly
■ babi chin stewed pork with bean paste and coriander
■ babi pongteh stewed pork with bean paste
■ babi utan wild boar
babu (babu) maidservant; Bengali type
bacha (baca) to read
■ bacha-bacha to chant
■ bacha surat to study; to read a letter
bachang (bacang) SEE buah
bachang
bachen SEE bacheng
bacheng / bachen (bacin) fetid; vile smell; e.g. as decaying fish manure
badak (badak) rhinoceros
■ badak ayer hippopotamus
badan (badan) body
■ badan besair big body size
■ badan dua pregnancy
■ badan kain body of a sarong
badi (badi) a spiritual influence
■ badi keras strong spiritual influence; charisma
badong wide and protruding (of ears)
bagi (bagai) like; similar to
■ bagi boleh di-jilat a state of extreme cleanliness
bagi (bagi) to allot
■ bagi harta to divide the inheritance
bagsat SEE batsat
bagus (bagus) fine; good
bahang